Akademik

n.

Time spent interacting with someone in person, rather than via email or some other electronic link.

"John and Heather duly dispatched their pictures, both of which showed pleasant, open, plumpish faces. Both liked what they saw, but there still remained the underlying worry that neither might be the person they said they were. It was not until eight months after they first made computer contact that the couple finally secured what is termed 'face time' — a meeting in person."

— Christopher Middleton, "Tugs and Pie: it's love at first byte," The Daily Telegraph, May 10, 1996